Dell Alienware m15x (15.6-Inch, 2008)

21% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

40% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Fantastic all-metallic design. Fastest mobile processor available. Excellent graphics card. Customizable LED lights in the keyboard, around touchpad and button. 1080p screen resolution.

Glass screen is like a mirror. Heaviest in its class. Pricey.

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Reasonably slick design ; High-end performance in a small(ish) frame

Poor battery life ; Expensive

If money's no object and mobile gaming is your goal, the Core i7-fueled M15x strikes a reasonable balance between size and speed.

Tip-top business and gaming performance. Lots of included extras for gaming elitists. The solid and handsome design will please gamers, and cool lighting effects will titillate geeks

Exorbitant price that only a space tourist could pay without wincing. For all the expense, it’s not the very best gaming PC. Dual batteries take a long time to charge up. The Blu-ray drive must be removed to accommodate the secondary battery

Seemless, clean design ; Great performance-tweaking apps

Slightly creaky display lid ; Expensive

The only potential downer here, besides the laptop's price, is that all of the LED lighting that helps you customize your machine also makes the top of the display feel a little flimsy. Yep, the display, probably the most susceptible part of the...

Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. Best mobile nVidia graphics to date. 4GB RAM. Modular optical drive. 1080p resolution screen. Pretty portable. Futuristic design. Excellent display of LEDs. Customizable themes and colors for LEDs. Dual graphics option....

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With a spectacular display of LEDs, a futuristic design, and phenomenal performance scores, the Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming laptop has no competition on planet Earth.

Excellent workmanship; Futuristic but posh design; High stability; Multifarious and adjustable light; Very good display; Good input devices; Fairly low surface temperature; High performance; Over-averagely good sound; Pleasant soundscape in idle mode

Average battery life; Intensely reflective display; Smudge susceptible display frame; No HDMI

Efficient gaming notebooks that we've already had in our test lab. Either with a GeForce GTS 160M like the MSI GT628 or with a GeForce GTX 260M like the Asus G60VX, the Asus G71GX and the mySN XMG5 (Clevo M860TU) or with a GeForce GTX 280M (SLI) like...

Unique design and lighting ; Stunning 1080p display ; Very high performance and build quality

Mile-high price tag as configured ; Larger and heavier than typical 15.6” gaming notebooks ; Poor touchpad surface ; Has DisplayPort but HDMI would be preferred

I estimate the six-cell battery will last around one hour, so for any unplugged freedom the 9-cell is a good option. Note that the nine-cell battery sticks out the bottom, which makes it somewhat inconvenient to carry but raises the notebook up...

Individual design of the notebook possible; Striking LED illumination; Optimal interface alignment; SmartBay; Keyboard is pleasant to use; Bright display with high resolution, good contrast and matte surface; Very good performance in 3D and office...

Plastic case with modest workmanship; Wobbling and squeaking display hinges; Hot keys not very responsive; Noisy and hot under load

Another important point that speaks for the m15x is the low noise level in office and internet mode, because the notebook offers the possibility to switch between dedicated and integrated graphics , which significantly reduces the noise. This obviously...